Dodding Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Dodding Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Doding.' In Domesday found as Dodingus, Middlesex, and Doding, Buckinghamshire This surname lasted in the neighbourhood of Kendal till the last century. The Doddings lived at Conishead Priory, near Ulverston, till the heiress general married John Braddyll; compare Browning and Harding.

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Dodding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
Canada381:969,62173,252
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dodding (306) may also be a first name.

Dodding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Doding.' In Domesday found as Dodingus, Middlesex, and Doding, Buckinghamshire This surname lasted in the neighbourhood of Kendal till the last century. The Doddings lived at Conishead Priory, near Ulverston, till the heiress general married John Braddyll; compare Browning and Harding. Personal names ending -ing were common.

John Doding, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Edmond Dodding, 1596: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

James Doddinge, of Burton-in-Kendal, 1597: ibid.

Sarah Dodding, of Connyshead, 1679: ibid.

1693. Baptised — Betteris, d. Miles Dodding, of Cunishead: Reg. St. Mary, Ulverston.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dod(d)a’s Son [v. Dod(d, and + the Old English son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In the Domesday Book, Dodin; a personal name See Dodd. William Dodin (Worcestershire) temp. King John.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dodding Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dodding Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dodding occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dodding? popularity and diffusion

Dodding is the 1,244,200th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Dodding live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 503,193rd most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 306 people.

The last name Dodding is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England it is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 32 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 13 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.

Dodding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dodding has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dodding surname increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dodding Last Name Statistics demography

Dodding earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $48,728 CAD per year.

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